URIAH HEEP-...VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE-1970-FIRST PRESS (STANDARD VERSION) UK- VERTIGO SWIRL-6360006. A-1/B-1 Stamper matrices 420-1-1-4./ 420-1-1-5 An earlier version with an error on the label (songwriters and publishing are not specified) has been corrected to this version of the label. At the same time, the matrices and stamps remained the same, as well as the error in the track list on the inside of the cover. A mega rare British original of a cult album. The album was released in June 1970 by Vertigo Records in the UK. The original vinyl release was a spread-out envelope with frontman David Byron depicted on the front sleeve, almost unrecognizable under the cobwebs. It was released in August 1970 by Mercury Records in the United States under the name just Uriah Heep with a different cover design (a centipede-type monster) and with the track "Bird of Prey" instead of "Lucy Blues". The album was re-released by Bronze Records in 1971 after the band signed a contract with that label. The album shows how the band tries different genres – a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock, rather than hard rock, which they became known for on later albums. Tracks 3 and 8 were recorded as Spice songs before the band's renaming to Uriah Heep, and featured session musician Colin Wood on keyboards. When Ken Hensley joined Spice in early 1970, the tracks were not re-recorded.
Vinyl record in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE. The front cover is laminated in top condition with conditional traces of storage- NMINT.ARCHIVE . Labels as new- NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 40000 ₽
SUPERMAX-MEETS THE ALMIGHTY-1981-GERMANY'S FIRST PRESS-ELEKTRA- ELK52317. A mega rare original of a cult album. Meets The Almighty is the fifth studio album by disco-funk classics. Meets the Almighty, released in 1981, was the band's last release to be released by Warner Music Group. Since then, it has never been re-released on vinyl. Despite the fact that the album was a commercial failure at the time of its original release, today Meets the Almighty is considered one of Supermax's best studio works by fans. ...more
Lot sold: 5500 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER- CATS (2LP'S)-1981-THE FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-CATX001. A very rare British original of a cult rock opera. "Cats" is a musical musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on T. S. Eliot's 1939 collection of poems, The Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellykles and the night they make the "Jellykles choice", deciding which cat will rise to the Heaviside layer and return to a new life. As of 2024, "Cats" remains the fifth longest-running Broadway show and the eighth longest-running show in the West End. Lloyd Webber began writing music based on Eliot's poems in 1977, and in 1980 these compositions were first presented as a song cycle. Then producer Cameron Mackintosh invited director Trevor Nunn and choreographer Gillian Lynn to turn the songs into a full-fledged musical. "Cats" received positive reviews at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981, followed by mixed reviews at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in 1982. They have won numerous awards, including the Laurence Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Musical. Despite the unusual idea, which initially scared off investors, the musical was an unprecedented commercial success: by 2012, its box office worldwide totaled 3.5 billion US dollars. ...more
Lot sold: 3300 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
BOWIE, DAVID-LODGER -1979-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-PL13254. A rare British original of the cult album..Lodger is the 13th studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on May 25, 1979 by RCA Records. After an eventful year, during which two studio albums, Low and Heroes, were released in 1977, as well as many other side projects, Bowie embarked on the Isolar II world tour in 1978. During a break from the tour, Bowie regrouped with co-writer Brian Eno and producer Tony Visconti to record his next album. Lodger was a great commercial success, reaching number 4 on the UK Albums chart and number 20 on the US Billboard Top LPs, Tape chart. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—8000 ₽
SADE-LOVE DELUXE-1992-FIRST UK-EPIC PRESS number 4726261. A very rare British original of SADE's best album (the black diamond of the British scene). Love Deluxe is the fourth studio album by the English band Sade, released by Epic Records in October 1992 in the United Kingdom and in November 1992 in the United States. It differs from Sade's previous three albums by using modern recording and production techniques. Love Deluxe features a "luxurious" aesthetic and lyrics about the complexities of love and loss. Love Deluxe reached the top ten albums in several countries and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its performance, sound and subject matter. It is included in several lists of the best albums of the 1990s and all time, including Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list and Apple Music's "100 Best Albums" list. ...more
Lot sold: 16000 ₽
Estimate: 15000—18000 ₽
PROCOL HARUM-EXOTIC BIRDS AND FRUIT-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-CHRYSALIS-CHR1058. Original rare British Exotic Birds and Fruit is the seventh Studio album by British progressive rock band Procol Harum . It was released in 1974. Album cover - Jakob Bogdani, the famous Hungarian artist, whose paintings dedicated to exotic birds and fruit. The album reached number 86 in the charts albums Billboard . In Denmark it reached a high of 9 after the release and almost a year later, in early 1975, she re-entered the Top 20, peaking at # 19. ...more
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
